Summary
In the 1800s americans were heavy drinkers, they consumed more alcohol than Americans do today. Criticism of alcohol consumption began to grow in the 1830s and critics blamed alcoholism as the root cause of all sorts of problems such as disease, poverty, child neglect, and domestic abuse.
Many temperance advocates in the early-and mid- nineteenth century saw drinking as an individual decision and not something that should be against the law. Groups like WCTU and ASL began to lobby the government for laws that would completely ban alcoholic drinks. The Prohibition movement was not universally popular. It had more support in rural areas than in cities. Protestant groups were more likely to embrace prohibition as a way to eliminate
In the 1800s americans were heavy drinkers, they consumed more alcohol than Americans do today. Criticism of alcohol consumption began to grow in the 1830s and critics blamed alcoholism as the root cause of all sorts of problems such as disease, poverty, child neglect, and domestic abuse.
Many temperance advocates in the early-and mid- nineteenth century saw drinking as an individual decision and not something that should be against the law. Groups like WCTU and ASL began to lobby the government for laws that would completely ban alcoholic drinks. The Prohibition movement was not universally popular. It had more support in rural areas than in cities. Protestant groups were more likely to embrace prohibition as a way to eliminate